Below is a list of the more common initial opening move sequences found in professional shogi games. == First move == Out of the 64,046 recorded (mostly) professional games on Kyokumenpedia (局面ペヂィア) as of 2019 Jan 23 spanning the timeframe from the 1600s to 2018, 77.2% started with a bishop pawn opening (P-76) and 20.8% started with a rook pawn opening (P-26).
Below is a list of the more common initial opening move sequences found in professional shogi games. == First move == Out of the 64,046 recorded (mostly) professional games on Kyokumenpedia (局面ペヂィア) as of 2019 Jan 23 spanning the timeframe from the 1600s to 2018, 77.2% started with a bishop pawn opening (P-76) and 20.8% started with a rook pawn opening (P-26).
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